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FRASER UPDATE
A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts
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Latest Research
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Federal transfers make up more than 25 per cent of Atlantic Canada’s economy
Fiscal Federalism and the Dependency of Atlantic Canada is a new study that examines Atlantic Canada’s dependency on fiscal transfers from Ottawa, and highlights how the region is vulnerable to any significant changes in fiscal federalism. The study finds that from 2007 to 2019, federal spending (including Employment Insurance, equalization, health care, and various other subsidies and programs) in Atlantic Canada equaled more than a quarter—27.5 per cent—of the region’s economy.
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Indigenous spending up 50% since 2015 despite evidence that more money won’t solve chronic problems
Promise and Performance: Recent Trends in Government Expenditures on Indigenous Peoples finds that, according to federal budget projections, from fiscal year 2015-16 to 2021-22, federal spending on Indigenous programs will increase by 50 per cent—from $11 billion to more than $17 billion—despite evidence that more money won’t solve the chronic problems in First Nations communities.
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Commentary and Blog Posts
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Trudeau government can’t bank on low interest rates forever [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Ottawa Sun) by Tegan Hill and Milagros Palacios
A one percentage point increase in the effective interest rate would increase Ottawa's annual debt interest costs by $13.8 billion.

School enrolment in Canada, Part 1: Fewer Canadian parents choosing public schools [[link removed]]
by Paige MacPherson
British Columbia had the lowest proportion of students enrolled in public schools at 86.6 per cent.

Trudeau government wage subsidy program likely not worth the price tag [[link removed]]
by Ben Eisen
This fiscal year, the wage subsidy program will cost $4,100 per member of the Canadian workforce.

Keystone XL—perhaps Canada’s last great pipeline project [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Kenneth P. Green
Some people still understand petroleum's role in the prosperity of modern societies.

More spending on public schools not producing better results in Ontario [[link removed]]
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Tegan Hill and Jason Clemens
Ontario relies more heavily on the public school system to deliver education than Quebec.

Capital gains tax hike would hurt many Canadians—not just the rich [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Alex Whalen and Jason Clemens
Taxes on capital and income are the most damaging to the economy.


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